North Carolina Freshmen Trying To Avoid Pressure Of Being Future Of Butch Davis' Program

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Mike Paulus wouldn't let it happen to him. One of the key members of North Carolina's highly rated recruiting class surely would avoid the struggles that usually plague first-year players. Then, he arrived on campus and got a reality check. "I thought it'd be a breeze," Paulus said Saturday. "But it really is a tough time, from just (the) transition in a college offense. It's just very unrealistic for me to go in there and say, 'I'm going to win the starting job.' It'd be arrogant to say that." (WSOCTV.com)